International Trade in Recyclable and Hazardous Waste in Asia

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International Trade in Recyclable and Hazardous Waste in Asia

Edited by

Michikazu Kojima

and

Etsuyo Michida

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Little is known about the volume of international recycling in Asia, the problems caused and the struggle to properly manage the trade. This pathbreaking book addresses this gap in the literature, and provides a comprehensive overview of the international trade flow of recyclable waste in Asia and related issues.

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Front Matter
Chapter 1: Issues relating to the international trade of second-hand goods, recyclable waste, and hazardous waste
Chapter 2: International trade of recyclables and policies to support their sustainable use in Asia
Chapter 3: Recyclable waste trade of Mainland China
Chapter 4: Import of recyclables and environmental pollution in Vietnam: a new dilemma of development
Chapter 5: South Korea’s approach to transboundary waste management: experiences and lessons learned
Chapter 6: Challenges in the waste management system in the era of globalization: the case of the Philippines
Chapter 7: Japanese implementation of the Basel Convention and its problems
Chapter 8: Impact of the raw material import duty reduction system on international waste trading
Chapter 9: Lessons learned from illegal transboundary movement of hazardous waste in Asia
Chapter 10: From shipbreaking to ship recycling: relocation of recycling sites and the expansion of international involvement
Chapter 11: Toward efficient resource utilization in the Asian region
Index

Monograph Book

Published:: 30 Sep 2013

Print ISBN:: 9781782547853

eISBN:: 9781782547860

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782547860

Pages:: 224

Collection:: Economics 2013

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